Defending patent rights

April 7, 2010 | Patent

Role of Pretoria patent lawyers in defending patent rights

Since South Africa doesn’t have an investigating patent office, the applicants must make sure that their inventions meet the minimum requirements for patents. As such it can happen that the patentability of an invention can be questioned by another party even when the patent has been registered. The Pretoria patent lawyers of Smit & Van Wyk make sure that every application that goes through our office does indeed meet the minimum requirements and more for patentability. Areas that can be challenged include that of obviousness of the invention,  originality, and usefulness. If a patent has been disclosed previously before filing for registration, another party may question its validity. If you find yourself in such a situation get in contact with the team of Pretoria patent lawyers to help with litigation.